Northern Ireland

Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan Northern Ireland’s Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan received a warm welcome in Scotland last night when he delivered the biennial Jean Clark lecture at the University of Dundee and reflected on the role of the judiciary in a modern democracy.

Pupils at Dalriada School are competing in the Bar Mock Trial World Championships in New York following their success in the Northern Ireland heat in November 2015 and UK Final triumph in April.

Sitting as a Coroner at the inquest into the death of a 22-year-old man in 1992, Mr Justice Horner said it was impossible with the passage to time to say with any certainty what happened. In his judgment, the Coroner criticised the PSNI for creating obstacles and difficulties that prevented progress

Pictured (l-r): Patrick Brown, Ray Foran and James Donnelly The managing partner of Belfast firm Tughans met Northern Ireland's new air ambulance as it touched down near the Titanic Centre.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has defended the Northern Ireland Executive's record on tackling paramilitary activity.

Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have called for the release of 20-year-old Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa from detention in Egypt at a demonstration on the steps of Stormont. MLAs joined Mr Halawa’s sister Khadija Halawa and representatives of Amnesty International at the demonstration on T

Justice Minister Claire Sugden The Northern Ireland Executive has backed plans to pardon gay and bisexual men convicted of abolished sexual offences.

Belfast's fifth annual Sports Law Conference, themed around Good Governance and Equality, has taken place in Law Society House.

Chris Hazzard The number of parking tickets issued annually in Northern Ireland is declining, the Assembly has heard.

Neil Anderson In the past five years the number of police recorded offences for viewing child pornography has increased by 292 per cent to 231 offences in Northern Ireland.

Ciaran O’Hare Raymond McCord’s Brexit case has been listed before Belfast High Court to determine the method of appeal and could result in it being heard directly by the UK Supreme Court.

Five drug amnesties at Northern Ireland prisons this year have only led to one recovery of drugs, The Irish News reports. A small amount of cannabis was given up during a 72-hour amnesty at Maghaberry Prison in September.

Fearghál Shiels The parents of IRA man Pearse Jordan, killed in 1992, have said they are considering further legal action after a coroner ruled it was "impossible" to say what happened.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Nearly £20 million in court fines remain unpaid in Northern Ireland, Justice Minister Claire Sugden has revealed.

David Ford Northern Ireland's former Justice Minister David Ford has denied that political interference from the DUP prevented him easing the use of strip-searches in NI prisons.